From CNN: Humans must colonize planets in other solar systems traveling there using “Star Trek”-style propulsion or face extinction… “Sooner or later disasters such as an asteroid collision or a nuclear war could wipe us all out…but once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe.” As someone who… Read more Hawking: Humans Must Colonize Other Planets
An hour-long documentary on Linux and the Open Source movement. It’s mostly in English, with a few Finish or Swedish bits (they both sound the same to me). Includes interviews with Linus Torvalds, John “Maddog” Hall, Eric S. Raymond, Ari Lemmke, among others. Very interesting if you want to know more about Linux, how Open… Read more The Code Linux
I’m a blogger. By definition, that means I’m an attention whore. Search engines are to bloggers and web masters what tabloids are to Paris Hilton: the only way to ever really be seen, since outside of this most haven’t really done anything to garner attention. Today’s edition of Le Linkage focuses on some rather interesting… Read more Le Linkage #12: Blog SEO
Here’s a mystery maybe someone can help me with: for some strange reason, the the shoe laces on my right-foot shoe almost always come untied. No matter how well I may tie my shoes, eventually, inexplicably, the laces on the right-foot’s shoe come completely undone. Aside from the safety hazards introduced by two pieces of… Read more My Right Shoe Laces
Edit: This post was written just before Thanksgiving 2005, so it’s a bit outdated. My grandparents had come to visit from Puerto Rico and I got a chance to spend a couple of days with them, something I hadn’t done since summer of 2001. This post is one of a few I still have in… Read more Grandmotherly Wisdom (With a Dose of Prejudice)
If there’s one violinist who you should know about, this is the one. Jascha Heifetz was quite possibly the 20th century’s greatest violinist. Listen to this to understand why. No other violinist could match his artistry or skill. (Many argue that Itzhak Perlman could be considered better, but I don’t agree. While Perlman is possibly… Read more Gnorbmusik: Featuring Jascha Heifetz
This note is to wish all of you who celebrate it (mostly those in the US and Caribbean) a happy Thanksgiving holiday. Eat, sleep and be merry. The Wife and I are heading up to Tampa for the weekend to celebrate not once, but twice: once with my family, once with hers. The thing is,… Read more Happy Thanksgiving!
Edit: Since the time when I originally put this up, the review has been taken down from Amazon, so here for your enjoyment is the whole thing, an atrociously hillarious review from the most irresponsible father in all of history.: It burst into flames and killed my daughter, November 19, 2006 Fun = 1 star… Read more It Burst Into Flames And Killed My Daughter: A PS3 Review
As I was walking out of the grocery store today, I noticed the mural of managers this particular supermarket chain tends keeps above its doors, where displayed are the pictures and names for all that store’s managers. Out of habit I started reading them when when something threw me for a bit of a loop.… Read more Americanizing Names
I know a few college guys and doctoral students who need a laugh, so here you go: Herbert A. Millington Chair – Search Committee 412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University College Hill, MA 34109 Dear Professor Millington, Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am… Read more The Ultimate Rejection Letter